plom

See also: plöm and płom

Breton

Etymology

From Latin plumbum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplɔ̃mː/

Noun

plom m

1. lead

Catalan

Chemical element
Pb
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Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan plom, from Latin plumbum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencian) [ˈplom]

• Audio (Valencian):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -om

Noun

plom m (countable and uncountable, plural ploms)

1. (uncountable) lead
2. (countable) lead weight, sinker, plumb bob
3. (countable) plumb line
4. (countable) slug (lead shot)
5. (countable) seal, stamp

   Synonyms: bolla, marxamo

6. (slang, countable) fuse

   Synonym: fusible

7. (slang, countable) A shot of aniseed alcohol.

Derived terms

• a plom
• desplom
• emplomar
• plomaire
• plomer
• plomós

 

Related terms

• plumbi
• plúmbic
• plumbífer
• plumbós

 

References

• “plom”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “plom” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French, from Latin plumbum.

Noun

plom m (plural ploms)

1. lead

Descendants

• French: plomb

Old Occitan

Etymology

From Latin plumbum.

Noun

plom m (oblique plural ploms, nominative singular ploms, nominative plural plom)

1. lead (metal)

Descendants

• Occitan: plomb, plom

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “plumbum”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 9: Placabilis–Pyxis, page 90